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926. I Have Been Baptized

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... courage and unwavering faith. She and her children attended church almost every week. Then there was another knock on her door. Her older son had been killed in another mine accident. Grandma grew older and weaker. In the spring and summer, when the weather was warm, she would sit on her front porch, rocking in her rocking chair, softly singing hymns of faith that she had learned by heart. Children would gather and listen to her tell Bible stories. Then it happened again. Another son was killed in the mine ...

927. "Weird People" Everywhere

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the sermon to be doctrinally sound. He or she wants the pastor to get all the facts right. Those things may not be that important to the right-brained person. The right-brained person wants the pastor to tell some good stories, insert some humor, be warm and accepting. Did you know we have both kinds of persons in this church? People brought up in a rural environment look for different things in a church than do people brought up in an urban environment. People who were brought up very strictly look for ...

928. God Is Greater

John 10:22-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christ. When Maltz grew up he became a doctor and a Christian. He specialized in plastic surgery. One day Cremona's wife came to see him. "Cremona wants to see you," she said. After office hours Maltz went over to Cremona's house. His welcome warmed the doctor's heart. Cremona asked his wife to allow them to talk privately. When she was gone, he whispered, "Doctor, come down closer. Doctor, Cremona has about finished his life. Cremona is going Home. Doctor, one thing Cremona wants you to do above everything ...

929. Finding Glory

Galatians 6:11-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... that would change with the weather. He wanted to project a real cross, scarred by time, not something stainless, cold, and refined. He had worked with this material before and knew how it behaved in the elements ” how unpredictable it was, and yet how warm the tones would be. But the most significant aspect about this outdoor cross never occurred to him. When it rains, this cross drips red. Rust red. It is probably his most powerful image. The concrete under the cross is now permanently stained, and each ...

930. When You Are Anxious About Many Things

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... to be washed, tables to be set. Martha even complained about it to the Master. "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me." Jesus loved and admired both these women. My guess is that he had a warm, understanding smile on his face when he said, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful. Mary has taken the good portion which shall not be taken from her." Let's linger for a few moments with Jesus' words, because they contain ...

931. Did You Ask How Much It Was Going To Cost?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... people do not have as much difficulty with impulsiveness as they do with inaction. It's that first step that is the hardest. It is that initial decision that is most daunting. Paralysis by analysis is the sin that haunts many of us. Our hearts are warm but our feet are cold. Jesus knew that impulsiveness was a problem only for a few. But many are hindered by their unwillingness to make a commitment. This brings us to the important conclusion that we can draw from Jesus~ teaching. SOMETIME OR ANOTHER, WE ...

932. The God Of The Living

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... able to hold her close to us seems almost unbearable. When she died, something in us died too. We felt that God had forsaken us. But because you prayed for us and because you love us, we will be able to move on with our lives. There is now a warm, living presence of the Risen Christ in our lives. He has given us a wonderful sense of God's peace. Along with his peace has come a new power and the realization that God will never forsake us. Keep on praying for us and keep on loving us. God does ...

933. A Time For Miracles

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... tried them on. They fit perfectly. When the boys tried to pay Elizabeth for the skates, she told them to use their money for a couple of pairs of good gloves instead. The boys grinned in amazement at this gift of free skates. After the children were all warm, Elizabeth began to close up the shop again. She remarked to the boys that it was so lucky they had not frozen out there that morning. She asked, ". . . how did you boys know I would come?" The older boy answered, "I knew you would come. I asked Jesus ...

934. Where Is Your Home?

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... is your undivided attention. A few years ago, actor Kirk Douglas wrote his autobiography and called it THE SON OF THE RAGMAN. In it, he talks about his growing-up years with parents who had recently immigrated from Russia. He recalls that his mother was warm and supportive as she did her best to adjust to a new country, but he remembers his father as stern, untrusting, strict, and cold. Unaccustomed to giving words of encouragement, a pat on the back, or a hug, his father remained a distant and very ...

935. Finding Calm In The Storm

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... situation was to pray," Mickey remembered. In that tense situation Mickey recalled a line from the 91st Psalm, "A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee." "Calmness washed over me like warm sunlight coming through a window," he said. He still dreaded the battle but now he could see his way through it. The attack never came. That night the village was quiet. "Now, twenty-five years later," Mickey said, "I still carry the pocket-sized Bible ...

936. Cut Your Losses!

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

King Duncan

... turned away. But citizens who wished to build homes or cabinets or boxes were given the wood they needed. (2) The keeper of the forest wanted to encourage long-term thinking. He knew that many people continually focus on the immediate ” building a fire to keep warm ” and neglecting the far-off ” building a home. We need to look down the road ten, twenty, thirty years and see where we are headed. If we had a clearly defined destination, then many of us would choose better roads to get there and we ...

937. You Shall Call His Name Jesus

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... : "Don't worry about it. That's perfectly normal." With a sigh of relief the patient says: "Really? I didn't know that. Thanks a lot. Now, how much do I owe you, Doctor?" Answers the psychiatrist: "How much do you have?" We are afraid of being the warm loving people God calls us to be. We are afraid someone will take advantage of us. And yet love works. H.S. Vigeveno tells about a couple who moved into a small town in Massachusetts. Norma grumbled to a neighbor about the poor service at the library. She ...

938. Are You Going Down?

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... north tell us that a candle properly reflected can heat an entire igloo from below freezing to above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. When traveling by automobile through heavy snow and ice it would be a wise idea, we are told, to carry a candle and some matches to keep you warm in case of an emergency. A tiny candle can be a lifesaver under the right circumstances. So it is that a tiny baby offers hope to a world torn by strife and pain. "Are you still going down?" The answer was yes, and light has shone into our ...

939. The Greatest Good News Of All

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... all is not bleak. An American entertainer has come with a troupe of pretty girls and musicians to do a show to raise your spirits. His name? Bob Hope. Hope begins his show with his regular patter: "When I landed," he says with an air of warm congeniality, "General Clay came up to see me, shook my hand, and asked me for my autograph. What a sneaky way to get enlistments." All the fellows are laughing and cheering. What a terrific change from the gray, monotonous days that generally characterize Berlin this ...

940. The Things In Mary's Heart

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... her own heart to which she could inwardly retire. St. Teresa of Avila called it an "interior castle of the soul" that no cares or fears could storm. Mary, the mother of Jesus, must have had a little interior castle of her own. Luke, in his tender and warm-hearted way, concludes his version of the Christmas story by telling us that Mary "kept these things and pondered them in her heart." What were the things Mary kept in her heart? We can only speculate, of course. But some things seem to jump out from this ...

941. A Song, A Star, A Savior

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... sprinkled on the snow to make a trail to the barn. But the birds ignored the bread crumbs and continued to flop around helplessly in the snow. He tried shooing them into the barn by walking around waving his arms. They scattered in every direction except into the warm, lighted barn. "They find me a strange and terrifying creature," he said to himself, "and I can’t seem to think of any way to let them know they can trust me." Puzzled and dismayed, he pondered this thought, "If only I could be a bird myself ...

942. Searching For Jesus

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the beauty of nature. According to news reports during Operation Desert Storm, many young service men and women found him in the Saudi Arabian desert. On Christmas Eve, 1990, twenty-eight soldiers shed their guns and world burdens and dipped into the warm Saudi waters. This was no idle swim under the stars. Rather, it was a baptism, a ceremony admitting 28 souls to the Christian faith. According to these same reports, many of the soldiers of Operation Desert Shield were not only being baptized regularly ...

943. A Society Out Of Control

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... the world is out of control! For twenty five years the occupants of a building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania complained about the trouble they had adjusting the temperature of their building. The higher the thermostat, they claimed, the colder the temperature. When warm weather came, turning down the thermostat seemed to make the building hotter. Much to their surprise they discovered there was a reason for that. That whole building had been supplied with thermostats in good working order. But the covers were ...

944. The Explosive Power Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... . That, of course, is no accident. God breathed into man his own breath. He gave man of His own spirit. How mysterious the wind is. It is invisible, but we can see the trees rustle as it passes by. It can be as soothing as a gentle breeze on a warm summer night or it can come with the awesome force of a tornado. Still, in the life of the church, as in yachting, no wind, no race. Who would deny that the church today lacks power, life, energy, excitement? We don't want to jump over pews, but it would ...

945. God Of Compassion

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... the terrible moment in World War II when German Luftwaffe planes dumped tons of explosives on the city of London, bombing the historic town into rubble mercilessly night after endless night. And yet even amidst all that terror, the survivors recall it with nostalgia, as a warm time of drawing together against a common enemy. Dante opens his Divine Comedy with these words, "In the middle of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood." Such is the human condition. And God sees it all. I like the ...

946. Lesson From A Blind Man

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... mystic, something beautiful, something that helps nurture feeling, force, and tenderness. Mozart, for example, was so poor that he was unable to buy wood to heat the shabby room in which he lived. He sat with his hands wrapped in woolen socks to keep them warm while he composed the music that was to make him great. He died of consumption at the age of 35, his vitality lowered by constant hunger, cold, and lack of proper nourishment. Just six people followed the cheap coffin of pine, and even they turned ...

947. It's A Wonderful Life

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... his sincerity, started to cry. That was just what she needed to hear. As she turned to walk away, she remarked, "You know, you still come to my house in the middle of the night every year, even though my baby is twenty-five years old." And Santa, with a warm smile, said, "I know." (3) What Charlene needed was a word of hope. She was fortunate to encounter a Santa with a strong Christian faith who could give her a word of assurance in her time of need. That is what Christmas is all about hope to the hopeless ...

948. Lighting The World

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos When his friend finally appeared, Mel asked him about the little poem. His friend was dressed sensibly in tennis shorts and a white Tshirt, but he still looked uncomfortably warm. "It was so . . . hot today," he said, "I thought I'd write something to cool myself off. All I could think of was Christmas and cold weather." Mel took another look at his handiwork. "You know," he said, "this just might make a song." They ...

949. The Placebo Effect

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... good, modern translations of the Scriptures. Many of them read like novels. A few minutes spent each day reading the Bible would make Biblical scholars of many of us. Of course time spent in prayer each day is equally important. John Masefield once said, "God warms his hands at a man's heart when he prays." That is beautiful imagery. You see, the Christian faith makes the audacious claim that our puny little minds and hearts and spirits can make contact with the Divine Mind and Heart and Spirit. That is ...

950. Why Jesus Was Baptized

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the New Year will be solved. Life has its ironic twists and turns. There is an O. Henry story entitled, "The Cop and the Anthem." In this story a New York bum named Soapy sets out to get arrested so that he can spend the winter months warm and wellfed in jail. At every misdemeanor Soapy commits, fate steps in and prevents his arrest. Finally, in disgust, Soapy is returning to his park bench when he hears beautiful organ music coming from a church. As he listens to the music, old memories flood in, and he ...

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